ABSTRACT

In a short speech, introducing Miss Peter to Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Buccleuch touched feelingly upon the great services of Miss Peter as a Queen's nurse first of all in Scotland, under the presidency of the Duchess of Argyll, and subsequently as general superintendent to the institute. The Duchess of Buccleuch also referred to the estimation in which Miss .Peter was held, as evidenced by the personal presentation recently made to her by the Queen, as patron of the institute.